Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of vomiting.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, the act of vomiting; discharge from the stomach by the mouth.
- noun In zoology, a genus of butterflies, of the family Erycinidæ. E. fatima is the typical species, and there are several others, all South American.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A vomiting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine The act or process of
vomiting or having vomited.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Induction of emesis is recommended in the alert patient if performed within 30 minutes of an ingestion of TCE.
poison prevention for Delaware, Lehigh Valley, S.E. Pennsylvania 2010
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GRACE: Doctor, when I was reading the investigative description of the hotel room, I notice that it mentioned emesis, which is basically vomit, to my understanding, in the bathroom sink.
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Gastric emptying via emesis or lavage should be performed in patients who have ingested greater than 40-60 mg./kg. of elemental iron or an unknown amount. 1 Activated charcoal is not useful, unless there are co-ingestants, since it does not bind metals such as iron. 1 Iron tablets are radiopaque, therefore, an abdominal radiograph should be performed to determine if there is evidence of iron tablets in the stomach or small bowel.
Iron Poisoning 2010
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I never realized what a big deal n emesis bedbugs would become: Soviet-style bogeymen at the height of the Cold War, the Osama bin Laden s of our bedrooms and pillow cases.
Sniffing Out Tiny Terrorists Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Spontaneous vomiting is common in these patients so induction of emesis may, at times, be a questionable benefit.
Theophylline 2010
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Since patients may become lethargic or comatose quickly, Syrup of Ipecac-induced emesis carries with it obvious risks.
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Standard decontamination procedures should be followed in the conscious patient, including emesis with syrup of ipecac or gastric lavage, activated charcoal and a cathartic.
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Repetitive oral activated charcoal and control of emesis in severe theophylline toxicity.
Theophylline 2010
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And when I have to retch I ask her to hurry get me a barf bag, she asks for an emesis basin.
Why do I put up with this woman? Walter Bjorkman 2011
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Both ipecac-induced emesis and emesis from insertion of a lavage tube can increase the risk of aspiration.
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